Environmental Crises and Disasters

Environmental Crises and Disasters

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  • Created on: 25-04-13 18:58
"Changes made to natural environments as a result of the presense of tourists, the actions of the tourism industry and the tourism development process"
Henderson (2007)
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"An event caused by the forces of nature such as weather which leads to significant damage to the physical environment and may threaten human safety"
Henderson (2007)
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"A crisis for the tourism industry originating in conditions in the natural environment"
Henderson (2007)
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What are the three main impact areas?
1) Natural resources; 2) Pollution; 3) Physical impacts
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Example; Torremolinos: Attracted budget-concious package tourists; Environmental degradation because of excesses of unplanned tourism
Garcia et al (2002)
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Example: Blue Flag Beaches: Amlost a third of Wales' blue flag because could be stripped of their status because of poor summer weather - caused high bacteria levels in sea
BBC News (2012)
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Responding to environmental tourism crises/disaster: 1) Pre-event; 2) Prodromal; 3) Emergency; 4) Intermediate; 5) Long-term (recovery); 6) Resolution
Faulkner and Vikulov (2001)
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"An event caused by the forces of nature such as weather which leads to significant damage to the physical environment and may threaten human safety"

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What are the three main impact areas?

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Example; Torremolinos: Attracted budget-concious package tourists; Environmental degradation because of excesses of unplanned tourism

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